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Chad T. Jerdee

General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer

As general counsel, Chad Jerdee has ultimate responsibility for all legal support to Accenture, serving as principal counsel to senior leadership and the board of directors and leading the company's Legal department. As head of the Legal department, he oversees all legal services, the contract management function and government relations functions. As chief compliance officer, Mr. Jerdee is responsible for managing legal and regulatory compliance programs that enable Accenture to operate around the globe while adhering to the highest ethical standards. He is also a member of Accenture’s Global Management Committee.

Prior to assuming his current role in June 2015, Mr. Jerdee held a variety of leadership positions in our Legal organization, working on many of our largest and most complex transactions, and helping Accenture expand into new areas of growth.

From 2010 to 2015, Mr. Jerdee served as Deputy General Counsel – Sales & Delivery. In this role, he was responsible for leading global legal support for Accenture’s client-facing business including sales, solution development and client delivery teams—approximately 1,750 Legal professionals in 48 countries. He was also a member of Accenture’s Capital Committee.

From 2005 to 2010, Mr. Jerdee was the Legal lead for the Outsourcing Sales Legal team as well as for Accenture’s growth platforms. Prior to 2005, he held a number of roles focused on negotiating client transactions and helping to develop Accenture’s contract and negotiation standards.

Before joining Accenture, Mr. Jerdee practiced law in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he specialized in corporate, financing and real estate matters.

Mr. Jerdee joined Accenture in 1997 and became partner in 2003. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the St. Olaf College and a juris doctor degree from the University of Minnesota.

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